Southern Destinations: April 04, 2019
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DuNEDIN<br />
southern holiday destinations<br />
olveSton HiStoriC HoMe<br />
eMerSon’ S BreWery<br />
A ‘must visit’ for lovers of arts and<br />
culture; Olveston offers a unique<br />
glimpse into the extraordinary<br />
lives of one of Dunedin prominent<br />
Edwardian families.<br />
Olveston was the home of<br />
businessman, collector and<br />
philanthropist David Theomin.<br />
Designed by the English architect,<br />
Sir Ernest George, Olveston was<br />
built with every modern<br />
convenience including<br />
central heating, a<br />
gas generator for<br />
electricity, a shower<br />
in each bathroom<br />
and heated towel<br />
rails, an internal<br />
telephone system<br />
and service lift.<br />
The house was also<br />
lavishly furnished<br />
with exotic artefacts,<br />
prized artworks, antiques,<br />
carpets, ceramics, statues and<br />
weaponry purchased from around<br />
the world.<br />
Olveston was inherited by the<br />
Theomin’s daughter Dorothy in 1933.<br />
Continuing the family tradition of<br />
philanthropy, Dorothy supported<br />
many of the artistic and community<br />
causes championed by her parents<br />
including Dunedin Public Art Gallery<br />
and the Plunket Society.<br />
Following Dorothy’s death in 1966,<br />
it was discovered that Olveston,<br />
complete with the original contents,<br />
was gifted to the people of Dunedin.<br />
Guided tours reveal the extraordinary<br />
lives of the Theomin family and allow<br />
a glimpse of Dunedin’s rich business,<br />
artistic and social history from the<br />
mid-1800s until the 1960s.<br />
Set within a 1-acre ‘Garden<br />
of National Significance’,<br />
at 42 Royal Terrace,<br />
Olveston is within<br />
walking distance<br />
from the Octagon.<br />
Olveston is a time<br />
capsule, as little has<br />
changed inside the<br />
house since it was<br />
occupied as a family<br />
home. A feast for the<br />
eyes, a tour of Olveston is for<br />
those who appreciate (or aspire to)<br />
the finer things in life.<br />
Visiting Olveston is by guided tour<br />
only. Tours commence daily at<br />
9.30am, 10.45am, 12noon, 1.30pm,<br />
2.45pm and 4pm. For details of<br />
other activities and events held at<br />
the house throughout the year, visit<br />
www.olveston.co.nz.<br />
BrEWErY<br />
TOUr<br />
“Over the past 25 years we have<br />
been searching for the elusive Holy<br />
Ale, now Emerson’s has a new<br />
spiritual home to pursue our<br />
quest.”<br />
Emerson’s is all about<br />
sharing and having fun,<br />
so get a group together<br />
or join one of their 60<br />
minute guided tours<br />
through our brand new<br />
Brewery and Taproom.<br />
The tour will take you<br />
through a little bit of the<br />
history of how Emerson’s<br />
has been a pioneering force in the<br />
development of craft brewing in New<br />
Zealand. You will then be taken into<br />
the brewery, learning about all the<br />
aspects of the Emerson’s Brewing<br />
process, from milling the malt to<br />
packaging the finished product.<br />
There will be a chance to get your<br />
BlUe PengUinS PUkekUra<br />
Everyone loves penguins! Discover<br />
Korora, Little Blue Penguins, the<br />
world’s smallest penguins in their<br />
natural habitat on the picturesque<br />
Otago Peninsula and see them<br />
scurry home to their cliff side<br />
burrows at the end of the day. A<br />
purpose-built observation platform<br />
and boardwalk at the beach provide<br />
the most natural way to view the little<br />
penguins without disturbing them.<br />
Blue Penguins Pukekura is operated<br />
as a conservation kaitiakitanga<br />
partnership between the Royal<br />
Albatross Centre, the Otago<br />
Peninsula Trust and the Pukekura<br />
Trust. The increased financial<br />
support from visitors to the area has<br />
provided the penguin population<br />
with the chance to flourish thanks<br />
to the increased level of predator<br />
control and the construction of<br />
nest-boxes required to successfully<br />
raise their young free from harm.<br />
Penguin numbers have dramatically<br />
increased to over 200 breeding pairs<br />
thanks to the hard work of all of the<br />
stakeholders involved in the Blue<br />
Penguins Pukekura project.<br />
hands a little dirty in the Emerson’s<br />
Workshop, our 1200L Pilot Brewery<br />
incorporated into the middle<br />
of our Taproom. The tour<br />
finishes with a delightful<br />
sensory experience<br />
sampling six of our most<br />
famous beers.<br />
If you can’t bear to tear<br />
yourself away, stay<br />
on, sit down and enjoy<br />
a fantastic meal in an<br />
atmosphere that won’t be<br />
easily forgotten. Before you<br />
leave there is an opportunity to<br />
purchase an Emerson’s brew from<br />
one of 12 taps located in our cellar<br />
door and take a little bit of Emerson’s<br />
with you.<br />
Emerson’s Brewery and Taproom is<br />
located at 70 Anzac Ave, Dunedin or<br />
visit www.emersons.co.nz<br />
Tours begin every evening at dusk<br />
from the Royal Albatross Centre and<br />
last for approximately 75 minutes.<br />
There is a Café and Souvenir<br />
Shop on site. Reservations are<br />
recommended as the tour fills fast.<br />
For more information please visit<br />
www.bluepenguins.co.nz<br />
Discover korora...<br />
the worlds smallest<br />
penguin... scurrying home<br />
each night in their natural<br />
environment<br />
www.bluepenguins.co.nz<br />
Brewery tours and tastings daily from 10am.<br />
Taproom & Restaurant 10am till late.<br />
70 Anzac Ave | Ph 03 477 1812 | www.emersons.co.nz
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